News Release Number: STScI-2009-28

NASA's Great Observatories Celebrate International Year of Astronomy

November 10, 2009: A never-before-seen view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way galaxy is
being unveiled by NASA on Nov. 10. This event will commemorate the 400
years since Galileo first turned his telescope to the heavens in 1609.
In celebration of this International Year of Astronomy, NASA is releasing
images of the galactic center region as seen by its Great Observatories to
more than 150 planetariums, museums, nature centers, libraries, and schools
across the country.